yǐ fáng wàn yīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case / prepared for any eventualities
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Original source entry:

以防萬一 以防万一 [yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1] /to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case/prepared for any eventualities/

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